Influence of infant and child facial cues of low body weight on adults' ratings of adoption preference, cuteness, and health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11275814 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony A Volk (0000-0002-4475-8134, Brock University, corresponding author), Janeen M Lukjanczuk (Queen's University), Vernon L Quinsey (Queen's University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 459-469 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/imhj.20064 |
| PMID | 28682491 |
| OpenAlex | W1973186975 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 28 |
Infant and child facial cues have been shown to influence decisions and perceptions associated with parental care in adults. Low body weight reflects health problems in infants and children; therefore, facial cues associated with low body weight may influence adult cognitive processes associated with parental care and investment. Facial images of infants and children were digitally manipulated to simulate cues of low body weight and presented to adults using a hypothetical adoption paradigm. Participants' ratings of adoption preference, cuteness, and health were significantly lower for the digitally manipulated low body weight facial images than their unaltered counterparts. These findings support the hypothesis that facial cues of poor health negatively influence adults' responses to infants and children
Body shape · Body weight · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Facial expression · Perception · Preference · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Communication · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Medicine · Psychology · Endocrinology
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| Citations per year | 0.35 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |